By Ado Oyeyemi The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men over alleged impersonation of soldiers and the theft of a vehicle and other valuables in the Tungan-Mallam area of the state. The suspects, identified as 34-year-old Ogbonna David and 30-year-old Chidiebere Okonkwo, were arrested on September 20, 2026, according to the police. The command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the suspects were apprehended with a Mazda vehicle suspected to have been stolen. Abiodun said police officers searching the vehicle recovered items believed to be linked to military impersonation. The recovered items included three camouflage uniforms, a pair of…
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By Ado Oyeyemi The Head of the Igala Community in Lagos State, Muhammad Salifu Shaibu, has been arraigned over the alleged defilement of a teenager in 2023. The Secretary of the Amonu Igala Ujah Ache Council, Daniel Omeje, disclosed this in an update made available to City Round on Wednesday. Omeje said the arraignment followed an investigation by the Gender Office in Ikeja into the allegations against the 58-year-old community leader. He said, “Following a careful and thorough investigation conducted by the Gender Office in Ikeja, Mr Muhammad Salifu Shaibu has officially been charged to court. “At the recent court…
By Ado Oyeyemi A married gym instructor, Dennis Emmanuel, has expressed regret over his affair with social media feminist Folakemi Martins, after their relationship degenerated into a public dispute involving allegations of harassment, stalking and attempts to damage his marriage. Emmanuel, in a lengthy post on X, alleged that Martins continued to contact him and his wife after he ended their relationship, claiming that the situation had begun to affect his family and reputation. The gym instructor admitted that he had a sexual relationship with Martins, but alleged that she knew he was married when they met on May 9,…
The family of late Bamidele Adeyemi has urged Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, to reject a plea for executive clemency by Ajayi Olayinka, who is serving a life sentence over the death of their son. The appeal was contained in a petition dated September 25, 2026, and signed by Bamidele’s sister, Oluwayemisi Adesanya, on behalf of the family. The petition was submitted to the governor’s office in Abeokuta as the family protested an application seeking Olayinka’s release from custody. Adeyemi was killed in Abeokuta in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown. According to his family, the deceased was serving with a…
By Ado Oyeyemi A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Bosun Arebuwa, has defected to the All Progressives Congress alongside hundreds of his supporters. Arebuwa, who contested the PDP governorship ticket ahead of the 2024 Ondo State governorship election, led the defectors into the APC on Friday at the International Culture and Event Centre, Akure, the state capital. Speaking at the defection ceremony, Arebuwa said he and his supporters decided to leave the PDP after being impressed by the performance of President Bola Tinubu. He said the group comprised supporters drawn from more than 3,000…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has raised the alarm over the alleged widespread diversion of public funds by government officials, saying public resources are being stolen “every minute.” Olukoyede spoke in Abuja on Thursday at the 80th birthday celebration of a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi. The EFCC chairman said the commission receives more than 20,000 petitions relating to public corruption annually, describing many of the cases as disturbing. He said, “I receive over 20,000 petitions in a year in respect of public corruption, all terrible. What is going…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old security guard, Godwin Dauda, in connection with the alleged rape and death of an 11-year-old girl, Christabel Albert, in Suleja. The command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the girl was reported missing on September 19 after leaving home to attend a relative’s birthday ceremony in the area. According to the police, the case took a new turn after a pastor of the Apostolic Church, Suleja, reported the discovery of a body inside a well within the church premises. Abiodun said police…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a Nigerian fugitive wanted by authorities in the Niger Republic over the alleged murder of his business partner. The suspect, identified as Mas’udu Saidu, was apprehended in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying Saidu was wanted for allegedly stabbing his 38-year-old Nigerian business partner, Mas’udu Sani, to death in the Niger Republic. According to the police, the suspect fled Niger and returned to Nigeria following the alleged killing in an attempt to evade…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Edebiri Temitope, over the alleged killing of his 38-year-old neighbour, Oje Michael Eje, in Mowe, Ogun State. The command’s spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noting that Temitope, who was initially reported to have fled after the incident, had been apprehended and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta. According to the police, the incident occurred after Eje allegedly hugged and played with the suspect’s three-year-old child. Babaseyi said the interaction reportedly angered the child’s father, who considered the manner of…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with separate incidents involving the death of a four-month-old baby and the alleged killing of a 60-year-old woman accused of witchcraft. The incidents occurred on September 24, 2026, in Zirami, Azare, and Kuka Buni in Gadau District of the state. In the first incident, police said a 20-year-old woman reported at the Azare Divisional Police Station around 10pm with her four-month-old daughter, Fatimah Muhammad, who had been found lifeless. The woman reportedly told the police that she had left the baby sleeping at home while she…